Olympian to appear at tourney

Olympian to appear at tourney

Three-time Olympian and double gold medalist Sami-Jo Small will be at Rotary Place on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. She will sign autographs and meet players as part of the 85-team, 2013 Orillia Hawks Girls’ Invitational Hockey Touranament.

Three days of hockey and a special appearance by two-time Olympic gold medalist Sami-Jo Small are among the highlights of this weekend’s Orillia Hawks Girls’ Hockey Association Invitational Hockey Tournament.
A three-time Olympian, and a member of Canada’s gold-medal winning team at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Games, Small will be at Rotary Place on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
She will meet and greet local girls, coaches and parents, signing autographs and taking part in photo opportunities.
Starting Friday, more than 1,000 participants and 85 teams will take to the ice at Rotary Place, the Brian Orser Arena and Rama MASK, as well as in Gravenhurst and Coldwater.
Orillia has teams entered in atom, peewee, bantam, intermediate and midget divisions at the tournament.
In atom division play, Orillia will face the Ennismore Eagles Friday at 9 a.m. at the Rama MASK.
In Bantam B action, Orillia battles the Grand River Mustangs at 8 a.m. at the Rama MASK.
The Orillia Hawks and Barrie Sharks will tangle Friday at 8:40 a.m. at the Rotary Place green rink.
Orillia faces Nippising in Intermediate Division action Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Rama MASK.
Orillia meets Clearview on Friday at 10:40 a.m. at the Rotary Place green rink.
A full schedule of tournament games and times is posted on the Orillia Girls Hockey Association website at www.orilliagirlshockey.com. Click on the ‘tournament’ icon.